Guardian Music — The Roundhouse, London"In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins is one of those ludicrous 80s soundtracks whose true brilliance only dawns on you in later years. Back then it sounded ghastly. In fact, "In The Air Tonight" is a superb piece of synthetic di... more info

Guardian Music — The sharpest tool in the box can also cut it as an instrument of spectral, shivering beautyWhat is it? Those big metal things with teeth you use to carve up wood? Add a violin bow and an ear for pitch and you can make farm tools sing.Who uses it? The... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I don't know much about Common Prayer aside from what the band sent to me an email this week. They're a young group from Brooklyn headed by Jason Russo, a talented musician some may know from his previous exploits in bands Hopewell and Mercury Rev. ... more info

Altsounds — The Silent League is a difficult band to trace. Formed in 2004 in Brooklyn by Justin Russo (at the time, keyboardist for Mercury Rev during the classic “Deserter's Songs”/”All is Dream” era), The Silent League ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — mp3 said... Hey Fuzzy Folks, Jerry Riopelle - Saving Grace 1974 Mood Jga Jga - Mood Jga Jga 1975 White Plains - White Plains 1970 Murray McLauchlan - Hugh's Room, Toronto 2005 Kenny Rogers And The First Edition - Transition 1971 The Humblebums - The ... more info

NME — Mercury Rev, White Rabbits and The Joy Formidable all set to perform more info

Guardian Music — (Sub Pop)Anyone who feels the world of music has become too jaded and cynical could do worse than peruse the Twitter feed of 19-year-old Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg, frontman of California-based quartet Avi Buffalo. It offers 140-character bursts of enth... more info

NME — Acts will join Marina And The Diamonds and Mercury Rev at the festival more info

Nialler9 — Castlepalooza has announced the lineup for their fifth year running and it looks like their best yet. The festival takes place on July 31st and August 1st in Charleville Castle in Tullamore. Good on them for booking Lonelady, Wave Machines, Mercury ... more info

Pitchfork — What: Truck AmericaWhen: April 30 - May 2Where: Big Indian, NYWho: Mercury Rev, White Rabbits, Here We Go Magic, Ida, Neil Halstead, the Joy Formidable, Hopewell, Roadside Graves, Lewis & Clarke, and more What: Norman Music FestivalWhen: April 24-25W... more info